Tag: Wired

Short WIRED piece
Eyelids open; flowers blossom; tiny beaks tap cracks in eggshells; crops sprout; creatures stalk, slide, and wriggle from their burrows; teenage elk scrape hooves in the dust, lower antlers, and charge their competition. So: Did you—yes, you, clutching your fourth Keurig of the day and still feeling sluggish—really think you were immune to the effects of circadian rhythm, aka the clock cycle of practically all living things? Please.
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August 16, 2015
Wired: Interview with John Hanke
Alternate reality games existed before the iPhone, using email, fake ads, and even faxes to send players on clue hunts. But thanks to the smartphone, games now include geospatial triggers and social media integration, allowing players to seamlessly interact with one another and the world around them.
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July 23, 2014
WIRED: The Secret Rules of Asking for Money on Kickstarter
Your 3-D-printed, Internet-of-Things-connected, self-driving go-cart idea needs money to move ahead. Behold the formula for a successful crowdfunding campaign
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June 27, 2014
Wired Magazine – Datastream
Small piece in this month’s issue of Wired (the ‘Data Stream’)
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March 15, 2014
The Cheat Code to Life
Sneaky tricks, workarounds, and creative rule-bending to outwit the chumps and get what you want.

(My stories are Reddit Pizza scamming, and apocalypse cheats)
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July 16, 2013
Remembering Life in Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri’s Futuristic Desert Utopia
In 1998, James McGirk spent five weeks living and working in Arcosanti, a desert community built in the 1970s that attempts to use ornate architectural planning to help create a harmonious society. Its designer, Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Paolo Soleri, passed away this week at age 93; McGirk remembers his experiences at the location and his interactions with Soleri.
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April 11, 2013